Reuniting with her father (1)

Jacob was released from jail. This time, he had accepted Nicholas’s help. Outside the jail, Anne and Nicholas were waiting for him. He hadn’t expected to see Anne there. As soon as he was released, she rushed to hug him with her face beaming with happiness.

He felt a rush of emotions seeing Anne and he held her hand throughout the ride. He didn’t know where they were taking him. It had been a month since Anne had urged him to accept Nicholas’s help. When the car finally stopped, he noticed the familiar surroundings and was not very surprised to see that Anne had brought him to their old house. He stayed quiet while letting his daughter and son-in-law lead him inside.

Everything looked just as he remembered. The house was clean and well-maintained. It was as if someone had been taking care of it all this time. Then, the old housekeeper who used to take care of the house came out to greet him. Seeing her made his eyes well up. He learned that she and her granddaughter had been living th